The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-10-21

RonEnT 0AnnnT1 has estkn@ Ne nass''
more 4 Ohio pre sidency.
sxow began falling q Utica. -. - on
The morning o. the 18th. = was tho nrss %
the season.
russell Bnowx, who killed his grand
mother. Mr.. Dorris. IN 81. Louis, In Jam
uary, lSS2, escaped from the Missouri
State prison on the night of the iith-
The Ameer Of Afghanistan does y Q
believe the report that Ayoub Khan .
dead, and continues the work Of defense
for A~fghanistan In case Of civil war.
MKS-oY-wAR Of al nations are a.
ssmbling ~ Morocco.
THE Interstate Commerce Commission
resumed its open sessions on the 18th.
All tho comm issionevs were present.
THE United states steamship Adams
has boon dispatched 70 the Samoan Islands
90 protect American interests.
SNOW storms. accompanied by thunder
and lightning, prevailed In England a
Wales, on the 18th. Roads In W aies were
blocked with snow.
MAJOR @. H. BUTTON, ~Inspector-
General Of the Department Of the Mis-
souri,. Is engaged in inspecting the forts IN
the Indian Territory.
A Of London paupers de-
manded assistance from the authorities on
the 18th, but received only : rebuke.
n. SAvoURE, . Frenchman who for ten
years has been = resident Of shoa, one OF
the States OF Abyssinia, has arrived at
Paris on . mission from King John.
THE President has appointed Thomas 9.
Pound. Of Chippewa Falls, Wis. George
Stoneman, Of Los Angeles, Cal, and Theo'
dore Cook, Of Cincinnati, commissioner
10 examine and report upon two sections
OF railroad and telegraph lines constructed
by the Central Pacific railroad (successoE
to the California & Oregon r~ailroad).
The Russian Government officially con-
tradicts the report that Grand Duke Mich
olas, in : recent speech, declared that
under certain circumstsp,ces, - and other
Russians would Join the French army.
SuRGEox-GENERAL HAMILTON received
. telegram On the 18th from Deputy Col
lector Spencer 1t Tampa, Fla. saying
that one death and three new cases Of vel
low fever had occurred since last report,
but that the situation seemed more hope
full.
THE defalcation Of n. r. Hicks, cashier
Of the Stafford fConn.) National Bank
will exceed 100000. but the exact amount
will not be known until returns are made
from various New York and Boston banks
TELEGRAMs received in New York on
the 18th contained statementstha rumors
were current that Henry Willard had re-
signed from the directory Of the Northern
Pacific railroad. Mr.. Willard authorizes
the statement that they are absolutely
untrue.
J. +. OpKr1, assistant general manager
OF the Northern Pacific, Eastern division
| has resigned and accepted the position Of
| general manager Of the Chesapeake &
| Ohio at a salary OF $4,000 . year.
THE Duchess Of Cumberland, who wa,
| put into q Vienna insane asylum some
months ago, has completely recovered he'
| reason, and will leave the instit ution IN Z
few days
II IL about settled that no one will w
know definitely how many persons per
| ished in the recent Chicago & Atlantic
| horror near Kouts, Ind. The estimates
continue TO vary from thirty down to ten
IT may be put down rs a settled fac
| that the Government officials will do all II
| their power to thoroughly investigate tn
many recent complaints made by peopl
in Iowa regarding the eviction OF settler
from lands
The international encampment 1t Chi
cago has not been : success financially
The local companies are receiving no cas-
on prizes awarded, and the visiting com
panies are settling On the best term
possible. some taking fifty per cent. an
some taking parts Of accounts in notes
THE jury at Mitchellstown ireland, reu
dered : verdict Of murder against In
spector Brownrigg, Sergeants, Kirwan
Ryder and Brennan and Constables Gava
and Doran- After the verdict the corone
issued warrants for she arrest Of Hea
Constable Brownrigg and the other polics
men found guilty by the jury.